Word: garnishments
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...kick to Asian, Indian, Caribbean and Latin American cuisine. Most people either love or hate cilantro for its distinct flavor. The taste is sort of bright, sharp, almost citrus-y, and a good bite of it hits the roof of one’s mouth. It is the green garnish on top of many Indian and Thai dishes as well as the herb that flavors pico de gallo (chopped tomatoes and onions often served as a Mexican or Tex-Mex condiment). Detractors might call it soapy or grassy, but cilantrophiles are addicted to the lusty spice it adds to just...
Before serving the main courses, Beuscher offered culinary advice and philosophizing. The immense skate came with a tutorial on how to cut sideways to avoid severing ligaments. Topped with tomato and parsley garnish, the gently flavored fish flaked easily but was definitely upstaged by the meat. The skirt steak ($20), served with potatoes, carrots and a chunk of marrow-filled bone, came with another lesson. While diners used to suck marrow out of the bone, hence the term “sucking the marrow out of life,” these days the bone comes sliced in half...
...worlds, Egypt amended its divorce laws last Wednesday and began to lift the veil of repression that has relegated women in Egypt to second-class status for centuries. Not only will a woman now be able to divorce her husband without his consent, she will also be able to garnish his wages if he is recalcitrant in providing support. A state fund has also been established to assist those whose husbands cannot be found. Perhaps as noteworthy as the reforms, though, is Egypt's proof that granting equal rights to women does not require sacrificing religious beliefs...